I make a fire for one
hitori no hi o tsukuru
1937–1938 · Late years at Gochū-an
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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He builds a fire for one. A small fire for cooking, for warmth, shared with no one. Yet while he tends it, he is absorbed in the work of his hands and forgets his loneliness.